Renee Lackey

I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with children, adolescents, adults, and families. I specialize in anxiety, trauma, emotional regulation, ADHD, perfectionism, grief, and life transitions.

I believe big emotions and behavior often tell us something important about what’s happening underneath. My approach goes beyond managing symptoms to help clients better understand themselves, build practical skills, and create meaningful, lasting change.

With specialized training in EMDR, play therapy, attachment, trauma, and family systems, I provide a warm, collaborative, and genuinely human space for healing and growth.

My approach is warm, curious, practical, and tailored to each client’s needs, strengths, and goals. I integrate trauma- and attachment-informed care with EMDR, play therapy, sandtray, cognitive and behavioral strategies, mindfulness, neuroscience, and family systems.

Therapy may be active and creative with children and teens, while adult work often explores both current patterns and how past experiences continue to shape the present. I balance deeper understanding with practical tools to help clients regulate, communicate, and move forward.

The first session is about getting to know you, understanding what brings you to therapy, and identifying what feels most important right now. You do not need to have everything figured out or know exactly what to say.

We’ll talk about your concerns, strengths, what you’ve already tried, and what you hope will change. For parents, I also want to understand your child’s temperament, relationships, experiences, and strengths—not just the behaviors causing concern. From there, we’ll begin creating an individualized and collaborative treatment plan.